Pacific Junction Museum
Pacific Junction Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. King Hill stands 359 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Whistlestop Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
human settlement in Mills County, Iowa, United States of America
Dates from 1871.
Wikidata Q1887093, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 5 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whistlestop Park: 0.1 mi
- City Field Park: 3.5 mi
- Courthouse Lawn: 3.6 mi
- Pony Creek Park: 3.6 mi
- West Oak Forest: 4.0 mi
- Oto Mission Historical Marker: 7.8 mi
- Bellevue Depot Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- Bellevue Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- Fontenelle Bank - County Courthouse Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
- Kramer Power Plant: 9.7 mi
- Giant Chicken: 15.1 mi
- Green Land Rover: 15.7 mi
- Mammoth: 15.7 mi
- Land Rover: 15.7 mi
- Stingray Fountain: 15.7 mi
- Homesick Angel: 9.0 mi
- Woodland Fairy Tea Party: 10.1 mi
- Tom's Treehouse: 12.8 mi
- Nebraska Constitution Tree: 12.8 mi
- Grewcock Elephant Habitat: 15.6 mi
- Mills County Museum: 4.0 mi
- Cass County Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Fontenelle Bank: 9.5 mi
- Sarpy County Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Sokol South Omaha Czechoslovak Museum: 14.6 mi
- Mile Hill Lake Park: 2.1 mi
- Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Haynie Slough: 2.7 mi
- Glenwood Archaeological State Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Schilling Island Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Immanuel Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.8 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 17.2 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 17.2 mi
- Margaritaville: 11.9 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Canopies: 17.9 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Queen Hill: 6.4 mi
- Rock Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Factoryville: 17.4 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 8.4 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 23.3 mi
- King Hill: 7.8 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pacific Junction Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | SSW 192° | 359 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:18 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 3SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/946542339
Day trips start here
- Bellevue · 12 mi
- Papillion · 16 mi
- Council Bluffs · 17 mi
- Omaha · 19 mi
- Gretna · 25 mi
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